Mainers take tax fairness message directly to lawmakers in Augusta for lobby day Dozens of Mainers filled the halls of the State House in Augusta on Thursday, asking lawmakers to raise taxes on the wealthy and close loopholes to fund essential public programs. Advocates, parents, workers and retirees gathered for a Tax Fairness Lobby Day organized by Maine People’s Alliance (of which Beacon is a project), pressing legislators… The post Mainers take tax fairness message directly to lawmakers in Augusta for lobby day first appeared on Maine Beacon .